Official UK procurement notice
Training Ammunition Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: 7 Forces Procurement
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSeven Forces Procurement are procuring on behalf of the following Police Forces - Essex Police, Kent Police, Bedfordshire Police, Hertfordshire Police, Cambridgeshire Police, Norfolk Police and Suffolk Police. These Authorities are seeking suppliers for the supply and delivery of training ammunition. This will include the following calibres - 5.56mm, 7.62mm, 9mm, plus blank ammunition, marker ammunition and pyrotechnics. The Authorities are seeking capable bidders to award a Framework Agreement in order to provide these goods for a term of 48 months. All of these Forces are the Participating Bodies and will be entitled to call off from the Framework Agreement. This Framework will also be available to Greater Manchester Police who will be permitted to call-off for the goods.
- Recurrence: 2025
CPV: Ammunition · Training and simulation in firearms and ammunition · Weapons, ammunition and associated parts
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 6 suppliers
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published valueEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £200,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #15.56mm Training Ammunitionceiling above
The Authorities are seeking suppliers for training ammunition. Lot 1 is for 5.56mm training ammunition. The requirement is for 55 grain and 62 grain FMJ training ammunition.
Lot #27.62mm Training AmmunitionPublished value£80,000
The Authorities are seeking suppliers for training ammunition. Lot 2 is for 7.62mm training ammunition - in 150 and 165 grain FMJ.
Lot #39mm Training AmmunitionPublished value£160,000
The Authorities are seeking suppliers for training ammunition. Lot 3 is for 9mm training ammunition in 124 grain FMJ.
Lot #4Blank Training AmmunitionPublished value£320,000
The Authorities are seeking suppliers for training ammunition. Lot 4 is for blank training ammunition.
Lot #5Marker AmmunitionPublished value£600,000
The Authorities are seeking suppliers for training ammunition. Lot 5 is for marker ammunition.
Lot #6Pyrotechnicsceiling above
The Authorities are seeking suppliers for training ammunition. Lot 6 is for pyrotechnics.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
Criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- “Training Ammunition Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 2025
- First published
- 8 Apr 2021, 16:06 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Apr 2021, 16:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 May 2021 – …
- Authority reference
7F-2020-0180- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-007291- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The Seven Force Authorities have provided within the tender document estimated annual volumes and these are estimates based on historic spend and current requirements only. The volumes are not guaranteed but just to give an indication of potential demand. The Authorities reserve the right to add new items of ammunition to their standard list should changes to weapons or ammunition standards be made or if the requirements of the National Firearms Training Modules are changed.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 10 May 2021, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 May 2021, 14:00 BST
Timeline
8 Apr 2021 → 10 May 2021 · 3 dates- Notice published8 Apr 2021, 16:06 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown10 May 2021, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened10 May 2021, 14:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview contact point
- Seven Force Procurement ProgrammeMediation body
- The High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria